Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-25
HE WILL AND HE WON'T.
EXPRESSES CuEVELAND'S POSITION
ASTO ANOTHER CANDIDACY.
According to Several Men who Are Full
of Information-An Alleged Letter of
Declination-Biaine+ Receives His Irish
Friends-Report that Carlisle Wants to
Stop WELDING the Gavel

Friends-Report that Carlisle Wants to
Stop WELDING the GaveL
WASHINGTON CITY, April 25-The story
telegraphsd from Washington to the st.
Louis Republican, and republished here Sat-
urday morning, that President Cleveland re
Gently declared to q western senator that he
neither wishes nor will accept renomina-
tion, has been the political sensation of the
day. The whole matter, of course, lacks
authentic veritication, as the president is
naturally silent about it. Col. Lamont, how
ever, says he is quite sure the president has
never said that he would or would not accept
a denomination; that that question is not
engaging his time or attention just now.
Many of the presidents political friends,
while believing the statement attributed to
him may not have been in the exact terms
indicated are disposed to believe that it ex-
presses his feelings honestly, but they say
this viii make him more popular than ever,
and when the time comes force his renomna-
ton and render an acceptance imperative.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, when asked
If he was the western senator who furnished
tine Information about the presidents feeling
on the question, said he was not, and that he
| knew nothing about the matter until he saw
it i'll the papers; and he added: 81 think the
publication puts the president in false
light, but that is only my individual opinion :"
Senator Vest who is generally credited with
/ eng the western senator to whom the pres
ident unbosomed himself when asked if he
had furnished the data for the St Louis dis
patch, answered the question in this manner:
al bava "a authprIza1 on Mt ,nb
as thai you mention and as published this
morning. If you want my opinion on the
matter, l have no hesitation in stating that ]
believe the fact to be about as stated in the
| reported interview. do not believe the
president wants to be reelected He has
publicly stated that he does not believe in
second terms, and have no idea he has been
| actuated ny any ambition to succeed himself
| but | think his great ambition is to so ad.
| minister the government that any honest
| Democrat can I've his successor ] have nc
| doubt that Mr. Cleveland would be gratitied
| by the endorsement of his party and the
| country. He would be more or less than
| human if this were not so, but / don't think
| he wants the office again for any personal
| ambition. He knows too much about it.
| "W hat he would do if the Democratic
| party should say to him that be was the only
man who could lead them again to victory
| nobody knows but himself and he is not the
sort of individual who jumps a ditch before
| he reaches it.
Understand me, this is only my opinion
| am not authorized to speak for the pres
dent, and have no such relations with him
as to justify any statement from me as tc
his feelings or intentions. l am only speak.
| ing for myself"
| BN-Congressman Anderson, Of Ohio, il
| talking about the matter to a Star reporter
said 81 do not believe The President ha,
announced that he will not accept renomua
ton. II he does not want to be reelected
| am blind
Can he get the nomination. was asked.
| "he can, without opposition.
| He is certain Of denomination ii he cares loI
MS naine to 90 into Convention
A New York Democrat, said to be 20
| prominence and thoroughly familiar witt
| politics In that state, expressed the opinion
| 10 IA Star reporter that che president woui,
not decline a denomination. MIR. Cieye
land, he sad, will la nominated by ac
| 'larnatlun, ami will GertaInly accept Their,
Is nothing m all this talk OF his being weak
IN New York. He will have two-tnirds Of
the New York deleg stes III the convention
| and of course the other third viii not count
lie viii get the delegates from all the u
| counties III the state, the delegates from th
| county Democracy, from Kings county, an,
| from IaIHmany. Edward Cooper, A S
hewitt, Secretary Whitney, and f. Elerl
Anderson viii control the county Democracy
| and viii turn it over to the president Hugl
| Mclaughlin is the absolute dictator o
Kings county, and he likes the ad
InnIsIration. He is not friendly to Gov
Hi, ami will influence Kings county for the
| president. There Is some opposition to Mr.
| Cleveland III Tammany hall, but the friend.
| ol the administration will have control
There Will De opposition from about Roches
ter and Albany. Anti Cleveland delegate
will probably be sent from there to the stat
conventlol. All the Democratic papers Ii
the state outside of the city of New York
| except TIE Albany Times and The Roches,e
Union, are Importing the administration Ii
| Syracuse, iochport, Troy, and other place
where Democrats opposed him before he
now being supported